Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Page 1097 , December 1999

Neonatal intervention for severe antenatal pyelocaliectasis

This paper was presented at the Society for Fetal Urology Conference in Dallas, Texas, May 1999.

  • C.D.Anthony Herndon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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  • Patrick H McKenna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Patrick H. McKenna, M.D., Department of Pediatric Urology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Suite 2G, Hartford, CT 06106

Received 28 June 1999 ,Revised 17 August 1999 ,Accepted 17 August 1999.

  • Image Result

    Renal ultrasound at 3 days of age demonstrating Society for Fetal Urology grade IV pyelocaliectasis.

    Renal ultrasound at 3 days of age demonstrating Society for Fetal Urology grade IV pyelocaliectasis.

  • Image Result

    Preoperative Lasix DTPA renal scan demonstrating split renal function of only 6% for the right kidney.

    Preoperative Lasix DTPA renal scan demonstrating split renal function of only 6% for the right kidney.

  • Image Result

    (A) Postoperative Lasix DTPA renal scan demonstrating almost complete normalization of function of right kidney with split function of 48%. (B) Postoperative Lasix DTPA washout curves demonstrating a

    (A) Postoperative Lasix DTPA renal scan demonstrating almost complete normalization of function of right kidney with split function of 48%. (B) Postoperative Lasix DTPA washout curves demonstrating a nonobstructive flow pattern for the right and left kidneys.

PII: S0090-4295(99)00359-3

Urology
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Page 1097 , December 1999